A giant cone of inner tubes assembled sort of like a child's stacking ring toy may some day help cargo, or even people, land on another planet, return to Earth or any destination with an atmosphere. NASA calls the inflatable spacecraft technology Hypersonic Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator or HIAD, for short. The HIAD could give NASA more options for future planetary missions, because it could allow spacecraft to carry larger, heavier scientific instruments and other tools for exploration.
HIAD and HEART human return vehicle from station, or even an individual HIAD ride from orbit? Is it possible to stay under 9Gs on re-entry from orbit with HIAD? Thinking commercial life raft applications here, if it can be downsized to backpack-like size and deploy and stay under 9Gs, where one has a chance to withstand the load without permanent biological damage. What a potential ride! Move over Felix Baumgartner!
Source: dark-sky-misteries.blogspot.com
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